On Thu, 8 May 2008 12:46:09 -0500 Chet Bosco <chet@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
| In article <UcmdnX3dc-PMrb7VnZ2dnUVZ_uOdnZ2d@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, t-
| tammaru@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
says...
|> According to the local newspaper here in NJ, Cablevision is dropping
the
|> analog feed on TLC, A&E, E!, SciFi, trueTV, Animal Planet, Travel
Channel,
|> CSPAN2, and QVC. Meanwhile, Comcast is dropping analog History Channel,
and
|> Cartoon Network. Possibly others. Verizon Fios seems to be eliminating
all
|> analog, and will provide free STBs for the "small number" of analog
|> customers.
|>
|> Tam
|>
|>
|
| If you're using the cable company's box then it doesn't matter what they
| do with analog channels.
I think the point was, you'll be using the cable company's box no matter
what,
in the (possibly very near) future. This is one reason I'm exploring
satellite
options. The advantage of cable to me was not needing to a box. But if
my
only option beyond OTA is to use some box, then that basically opens
things up
to where the quality of the box becomes a factor in choosing which
service.
Now, if I can get the box from a satellite provider WITHOUT having to
connect
to a phone line, that would be a huge selling point for me in favor of the
satellite provider.
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